Wall supported hanger



1953 J- M. MARGULIS 2,647,711

WALL SUPPORTED HANGER Filed Dec. 6, 1950 JOSEPH M. MARGuL/s 3nventor toany surface and removed Patented Aug. 4, 1953 WALL SUPPORTED HANGERJoseph M. Margulis, Philadelphia, Pa., assignor to Jiffy Enterprises,Inc.

Application December 6, 1950, Serial No. 199,383

5 Claims. 1 1

This invention relates in general to a wall hanger and more specificallyto a nail-less hanger for pictures and the like capable of being securedto the surface of a wall without marring said surface or penetrating it.

In order to hang objects, such as pictures,

ceramics; maps or what-riots, on a Wall, usually a solid type offastener, such'as a nail, or wire hook, is employed to secure the objectupon the wall. It is well known that with the use of solid fasteners,cracks are oftentimes produced in the wall, or plaster is caused tobreak. Further, when the picture istaken down and the nail or othersolid object removecl'an objectionable markis left on the surface of thewall. Thus, the advantage of having a wall hanger that may be quicklyapplied to any surface wherever needed and that "will'leave no tell-talecracks, breaks or marks upon the wall, even when removed, can readily beseen.

Accordingly, a primary object of thi invention is to provide a wallhanger supporting device having a fastener that may be readily appliedtherefrom without injuring said surface.

Another object of this invention is to provide a hanger, as aforesaid,having an adhesivefastener with a steel bar plate secured in the lowerportion thereof whereby said hanger will support a weight of twentypounds'or more.

A further object of this invention is to provide a wall hanger, asaforesaid, havinga pivoted supporthookwhereby the shank'of said hook mayalways be aligned coaxiallyv with a central, vertical axis of thesuspended object.

Another object of this invention. is to' provide a wall hanger, asaforesaid, which may be readily manufactured in large quantities at asufficiently low cost so that it will be readily acceptable to thebuying public.

Other. objectsal d purposes ofthi invention will be come apparent tothose 'familiar'with this type of device by reading thc'followingdescription and examining the accompanying drawings in which: I i

Figure 1 shows a front elevation view" of the hanger support, withbroken lines showing an alternate position, for the hanger hook.

Figure. 2 is a sectional .view of the invention taken along the line -II -II of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a rear elevation view of the invention with the adhesiveflaps spread apart.

Figure 4- is an obliqueview of the steel support bar.

Figure 5 is a front elevation view of the hanger hook.

'2 Figure 6 is a side elevation view of the invention as positioned on asupporting surface or wall. Figure 7 is an oblique view showing twohanger supports used in cooperation with each other.

Figure 8 shows an alternate form of my invention.

General description In meeting the above outlined objects, as well asothers incidental thereto, I have provided a hanger support I0 (Figures1, 2 and 3), comprised of a strip of material H, such as cloth, coatedon one side (rear face) with a water activated adhesive. The cloth stripis folded under on itself along a transverse line of fold 12 disposedintermediate its ends to form a pair of flaps l3 and M, and anintermediate hem as illustratively defined by said fold-line and atransverse line of stitching i5 spaced upwardly therefrom. A steelsupport bar I8 is secured in said hem between the adhesive surfaces ofsaidfiaps, and a metallic hook i9 is pivotally secured upon said supportbar intermediate its ends.

For the purpose of convenience and without intending any limitations,the terms upper and lower, as used herein, shall have reference to theparts of the invention positioned respectively as shown in Figures 1 and2.

Detailed description As shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3, the cloth strip I Iis preferably rectangular in shape and is coated on one side with anadhesive material 25. While numerous types of flexible material can beused for the strip II, it has been found that a cotton cloth having 60by 64 threads per inch is preferable. The adhesive bond 25 is preferablya casein type of glue which will adhere to a surface after a thoroughwetting. The cloth strip II i folded upon itself at it so as to form apair of flaps l3 and It and the aforesaid intermediate hem.

The support bar I6, whichis preferably made of steel, but which can bemade of any other suitable material, is positioned with-in the aforesaidhem, with its bottom edge engaging on the fold l2 between the flaps I3and M. The support bar 46 may be held within said fold 12 by theadhesive bond 25 and by the aforesaid stitching l5 which extends acrossthe width of the flaps i3 and it along a line adjacent to the upper edgeof said support bar It. As appears in the drawing, said support bar isof substantially greater vertical width, that is, width in the directionwhich will be vertical when the hook is in its normal position of use,than it is in a direction normal to the plane of said hanger.

"flap i3 is now disposed to the rear of A small circular opening I!(Figure 4) is provided through the bar it intermediate the ends thereof.The lower edge Ii! of the steel bar It, which rests against the bottomof the fold i2, is rounded to prevent cutting of the cloth strip.

A hanger hook 153 (Figure 5), which may be metallic, has a shank portionwith an opening 2! extending through the upper end thereof and a hookportion 22 secured to the lower end. The shank 28 is positioned snuglyadjacent said fold i2 (Figure 6) with its openin 2| coaxial with theopening ll in the metal bar I5, and with the hook portion 22 on theopposite side from the bar H5.

The metal hook I9 is secured in position by means of a hollow metalrivet 23 which extends through the hook opening 21, the opening II inthe bar iii, and appropriate openings in the strip H. The size of theopening 2! in the shank 20 and the inside and outside diameters of therivet 23 are arranged so that the hanger hook is free to pivot todifferent positions as indicated by the broken line position of the hookin Figure 1.

Operation The hanger support Ill may be put into operation very quicklyand simply. The adhesive coated flaps l3 and E i are first spread apartas shown inFigure 3, the rear flap i3 is swung downwardly to lie inapplied to a wall, or any other smooth surface, as shown in Figure 6. Asseen in Fig. 6, the rear the hook "l9 and provides a backing therefor.After drying for about 16 minutes, the hanger is ready for use. Anyobjects such as pictures, calendars, maps or mirrors may be hung uponthe hook Hi.

It will be noted that even if the support holder is applied to a wall ina tilted or crooked position *the'operationof the hanger will not beimpaired as the hook i 9 maybe pivoted to a position where the shank 2Gis cO-aXial with the vertical axis of the suspended object. Thus, nodifficulty is encountered in accurately centering the object a on *thewall.

While the hook portion 22 and the opening 2| of the metal hook l9 may bemade in varying proportions, a particular referred embodiment, as shownin Figure 7, hook portion 22 is receivable through the opening24 in therivet 23. Thus,two-support hangers may be used in cooperation with oneanother to suspend an object from a wall. As shown in Figured, onesupport hangermay the-back of the object to be supported, in which casethe metal hook thereon is turned to one side to furnish a femalesupporting element, and another support hanger is secured to a wall, asshown in Figure 6, to furnish the male support element. As shown inFigure 8, the support hanger need not be limited to one support hook,but may be constructed with a plurality of supporting hooks to support anumber of objects.

Although the invention has been described and illustrated herein withparticular reference to one form of the hanger support, it should beappreciated that numerous variations may be made. Therefore it is not myintention implied or otherwise to eliminate other variations ormodifications which do not depart from the scope of the invention unlessspecifically stated to the contrary in the hereinafter appended claims.

the plane of the front flap i l, the adhesive 25 is wetted and the flapsl3 and M are is constructed so that the be secured to 1 I claim:

1. In a nail-less hanger for pictures and the like, the combination of agenerally rectangular sheet of flexible material having an adhesivecoating on its rear surface and being folded under on itself along atransverse line of fold to provide front and rear flaps normallydisposed with their adhesive surfaces facing but free of one another andan intermediate hem extending transversely across the sheet and beingsubstantially contained in the plane of the front flap, transverselyextending hook-attaching means contained in the hem and beingsubstantially coextensive therewith, and a picture-supporting hookafilxed at its upper end to the middle portion of the attaching meansand depending therefrom substantially on the vertical center line of thehanger, the vertical dimension of the rear fiap being such that, when itis swung downwardly to lie in the plane of the front flap and both saidflaps .areladhesively secured to a wall surface, said rear flap isdisposed intermediate the wall and the hook and thereby provides abacking for the hook.

2. In a nail-less hanger for pictures and the like, the combination setforth in claim 1 wherein the rear flap is secured to the front flap by atransverse line of stitching defining the upper edge of the hem, saidline of stitching providing a hinge on which the rear flap may swing toits downward position.

3. In a nail-less hanger for pictures and the like, the combination setforth in claim 1 wherein the hook is pivotally connected to theattaching means for swinging ,movement to .a raised inactive position.

4. In a nail-less hanger for pictures and the like, the combination vofa generally rectangular sheet of flexible material having an adhesivecoating on its .rear face and being folded under on itself .along atransverse line of fold to provide a hem extending across the width vofthe sheet, .a transversely extending support bar ,con-

tained in the hem and being substantially coextensive therewith, apicture hook, and means swivelly connectin the upper end of the hook tothe support bar for swinging movement in a plane closely paralleling theplane ,of the sheet comprising a rivet .affixed to the support bar atthe mid-portion thereof andhaving itsaxis nor- .mal to the plane of.thesheet, said rivet providing .a swivel mounting for the upper end ofthe hook. 5. In a nail-less hanger for pictures and the like, thecombinationsetgforth in claim 4, wherein said rivet ishollow andprovides an eye adapted .toreceive the bill .of the hook of a companionhanger.

JOSEPH M. MARGULIS.

References Cited 'in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS

